In 2014, Civil Service sent me the following clarification about the calculator policy:
- Candidates will be advised on their admission notice whether or not calculators are permitted.
- If calculators are permitted, they must be quiet, hand-held, solar or battery powered.
- Devices with typewriter keyboards such as computers, spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries, and any similar devices are prohibited.
I have been advised that the TI-83 Plus graphing calculator will likely not be allowed by proctors as it contains user-programmable memory.
I personally am going to bring both a TI-30XIIS scientific calculator and a simple four-function calculator.